Guest post by Cheryl Williams After a lovely day in Haputale, we caught the train to Ella. The train ride to Ella is iconic, and everywhere we read talked about how gorgeous it was. We’d been a bit hesitant about…
Train Tracks and Tea Fields: Nuwara Eliya and Haputale
We arrived in Nuwara Eliya around 2pm. By that point, we had already climbed the 5000 steps of Adam’s Peak, both up and down, had breakfast, showered and taken 2 buses. Arriving after such an eventful day meant we had…
Climbing a Sacred Mountain at the Unholy Hour of 2am- Adam’s Peak
Buddha’s footprint, Shiva’s footprint, Adam’s footprint, apparently the path to Adam’s Peak was well traveled, and we were determined to join the crowd. Attempting to leave the highs and lows of Kandy, we bought second class train tickets for Hatton,…
Sweet and Sour Kandy-Man
Kandy is not a place that one really needs to see in Sri Lanka, but everyone winds up going there because it is en-route to other places they wish to go. You can entertain yourself in Kandy if you are…
Conquering Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle
Leaving Colombo was a rather stressful affair. We had arrived in Sri Lanka during a holiday and every reserved seat on every train in the country appeared to be sold out. It would take anywhere between 5-7 hours to get…
My first First Class upgrade: Maldives to Colombo
Ok, so it was Business Class, not First Class. And the flight was only an hour and fifteen minutes. But it was still my first upgrade and the half a glass of warm beer, being the first in 10 days,…
Making the Most of the Maldives: Maafushi and Fulidhoo Islands
Guest post by Cheryl Williams: The Maldives…the country most people know as the place with the ridiculously beautiful blue-green water and the iconic over-water bungalows in the fancy resort islands. Until about 8 years ago, tourists could only visit the…
Backpacking in the Maldives: Getting There
When you tell someone you are going to the Maldives the first questions you will likely get are “Where are the Maldives?” and “How do you get there?” The answers to these questions are as follows: The Maldives is a…
Moving in the Maldives: Ferries and Speedboats
Now that the local ferries are open to foreigners, and guesthouses provide reasonable accommodation that are not in the tune of $1000 a night like the resorts, exploring local islands becomes a real possibility. As per usual, I started looking…
The BLC 29/30 South America wrap up
There is no denying that Steph and I have fallen behind on the blog. Blogging in South America versus blogging in India presented some noticeable differences. While internet was often easier to come by, down time was pretty much non…